February 9, 2010
FingerTongs - Enables the Food Puppet In You
At just $17.95, the Finger tongs are silicone cooking tongs you wear on your hand, making it look like a giant puppet. The finger tong slides on to either your right or left hand and gives precise control when flipping food, turning sausage, stir-frying, etc. Tongs are 7 in length and are dishwasher safe.
At bookofjoe at Finger Tongs
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February 8, 2010
Match and Munch Sandwich Cutters - Make Puzzle Piece Sandwiches
These cool bread cutters will keep your young ones interested in having sandwiches, and interested in solving the sandwich puzzle presented to them - do they eat the left or right piece? The sandwich cutters are a set of 4 puzzle pieces, and since you'll be throwing the crust to the side, make sure and use it for bread crumbs or stuff. The cutters are higher than a regular cookie cutter so they easily cut through two pieces of bread without flattening the sandwich. It's available for $16.
Via Gizmodiva
Read More in: Kitchen Gadgets
February 5, 2010
Demy - The Kitchen Safe Recipe Reader
The Demy is a recipe reader and digital library which comes with a touchscreen, splash resistant casing, built-in timers and converters and access to an online recipe archive of over 100,000 dishes. Priced at around $299.95, you add your recipes using an online web site, or adding recipes other demy users have submitted.
- Kitchen-safe touchscreen recipe reader that holds your personal recipe collection in one compact device
- 7-inch touchscreen with an intuitive graphical navigation interface, adjustable font size
- Comes pre-loaded with 250 recipes; can store up to 2500 recipes
- Accesses recipes saved to Key Ingredient web site; syncs via included USB cable conneced to PC Splash-resistant design and sturdy plastic exterior can be cleaned with damp cloth
- The Demy is powered by keyingredient.com, a site for you to find, create, share and collect your recipes. Membership is free and getting started is easy. Once you have a keyingredient.com account, you can use recipes from the Key Ingredient site or use your own recipes by typing them in or by sending your hard copy recipes to be transcribed for you using scanmyrecipes.com.
Via The Red Ferret Journal at Demy - The Kitchen Safe Recipe Reader
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February 4, 2010
Kapoosh Knife Holder, Woodgrain Finish
We just got some new knives and they don't fit in our old knife block. I'm thinking we may need to get one of these. The Kapoosh knife holder holds any knife at any time without the need for special slot. It has rods that allow you to mix and match kitchen knives from different sets or store any utensils anywhere in the block. The rods are removable and dishwasher safe.
At Kapoosh Knife Holder, Woodgrain Finish
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February 3, 2010
SousVide Supreme - The Pros and Cons of Cooking from the Inside Out
We've been covering the first "affordable" home sous vide cooking machine, and are pretty excited about it. We also are very excited about the uber review just published over at Gizmodo. If you don't know what a SousVide oven is - it offers the product of decades of refinement by top chefs, the SousVide Supreme Water Oven cooks sealed food at precise preset temperatures for consistent cooking, and wonderful flavors. Vacuum-sealed food loses virtually none of its flavor or nutrients during cooking, and the pressure encourages flash marinating, naturally enhancing the delicious tastes and aromas of the food with little added seasoning.
What does Giz thing about the SousVide Supreme over?
Pros:
- Extremely easy to use, and works exactly as billed
- It will not make you a great cook overnight, though it will help you achieve goals you may already have
Cons:
- $450 is still too much for most home cooks, especially for something that they might not use often enough
- Vacuum sealer equipment sold separately (and can be costly)
- As large as a bread-maker or turkey roaster, equally hard to store when not in use
- Interface not great; display lacks count-down timer, and buttons are sometimes unresponsive
We encourage you to click on through to see al the amazing items they made in the SousVide Supreme, and hopefully we'll have our own review soon as well.
Via Gizmodo at At SousVide Supreme Water Oven
Read More in: Small Appliances
February 2, 2010
Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6-Quart Food Steamer - Perfect Steamer at a Perfect Price
We've had this steamer now for just over 2 years, and have to say - it's amazing. We cook rice, vegetables, and fish in this, along with occasionally steaming hot dogs and buns. The 2-Tiered 6-quart capacity steamer creates instant steam for preparing all kinds of food. You can delay cooking up to 12-hours, and the LCD display with 95-minute timer is easy to read and use. The other thing we like - it cleans up really easily - allowing you to empty the water and refill between meals keeping the steamer clean and fresh.
At Oster 5712 Electronic 2-Tier 6-Quart Food Steamer
Read More in: Small Appliances
February 1, 2010
January 2010 Monthly Round-Up for Kitchen Contraptions
January was another cool but amazing month of Kitchen Contraptions - filled with kitchen gadgets, grilling, and other kitchen wonders like the new. Thanks again to all of our loyal readers for visiting us each day, and you can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Bowls
Cutting Boards
Espresso Machines
Grilling
Kitchen Gadgets
Knives
Large Appliances
Pots & Pans
Small Appliances
Solar Cooking
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January 29, 2010
Handpresso HPWILD Wild 16-Bar Hand-Pump Espresso Machine
We've been using one of these over our larger espresso machine for over a year in the test kitchen here at Kitchen Contraptions, and we find it easier to use than our larger espresso machine as well. Considered a portable handheld espresso machine, it pumps up to 16 bars of pressure and makes cafe-quality espresso, cappuccino, Americano, and latte coffee drinks. It does require hot water and an E.S.E. coffee pod, but you can use your instant hot dispenser or boil up some water and start making espresso shots in minutes.
At Handpresso HPWILD Wild 16-Bar Hand-Pump Espresso Machine
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January 28, 2010
Make Healthier Meals with a Pressure Cooker
New York Times guest blogger Paula Crossfield relies on her pressure cooker to make everything from soup to risotto, and says she regularly marvels at the better flavor this method of cooking produces. The key to pressure cooking is in the liquid you add to your grains, beans, veggies and meat. Liquids heat fast, and the steam produced helps build pressure in the sealed pot, quickly tenderizing the fibers of the food inside. The result of that contained cooking holds other surprises: intense flavor, and more nutrients maintained in the food. We like our food rich and intense, thus this article holds true to our ideals.
Want to learn more about the pressure cooked meals? Check out the full article at The New York Times.
Via Lifehacker
Read More in: Small Appliances
January 27, 2010
Steak Station Monitors Your Steak While Cooking
Steak Station can monitor four steaks at the same time, allowing those commanding the grill to confidently cook multiple steaks each to the desired degree of doneness (we'll take medium rare please). A monitor allows for quick and easy evaluation of how much a steak has been cooked. The colorful Steak Station probes measure from 115°F to 170°F, indicating a complete spectrum of doneness and helping you remember whose steak is whose. Steak Station can also be used in the oven as a regular meat thermometer to monitor meats throughout the cooking process, and it's only going to set you back $29.99 when it's released later this year.
At The Companion Group
Read More in: Grilling
January 26, 2010
Cornucopia - 3D Food Printer of the Future
There's always someone dreaming of the future, and this time they've done an amazing job with a 3D food printer. Marcelo Coelho and Amit Zorhan, the members of MIT’s Fluid Interfaces group have developed a futuristic cooking concept, Cornucopia. The Cornucopia countertop food fabricator with an intuitive interface doesn’t ask you to print a menu instead it prints the food. This inventive cooktop promises to print out the food right in front of you. It’s a concept for now but once it’s out for the production, it’s gonna be important part of our hi-tech modern houses.
Via Hometone and more at TUVIE
Read More in: Large Appliances
January 25, 2010
The Perfect Pasta Timer - Al Dente or Regular
I'm terrible at cooking pasta - you know why? I have no idea on the time different pasta takes, and it looks like this Perfect Pasta Timer would help me out. This pasta timer accounts for the shape of the noodle and the amount being cooked, signaling when the pasta is cooked to your preferred taste. Its LCD control panel allows you to select from the ten most common pasta shapes, input the amount (1/5, 1/2, or 1 lb.), and choose al dente or regular. The LCD is removable, allowing the probe to be washed in a dishwasher.
At The Perfect Pasta Timer
Read More in: Kitchen Gadgets
January 22, 2010
Global Sun Oven - The Solar Oven of Today
Cooking with the sun is all the rage, and if you're in a place like Haiti with no power and very little resources - a sun oven is going to be a great alternative. That's right - the people over at Global Sun Oven are donating these for disaster relief in Haiti, and we encourage you to click through and help out. If you're so inclined to also purchase one for yourself, each Sun Oven comes with the following goodness:
- Free Black Round Covered Enamelware cooking pot
- Built in thermometer
- Attached one piece collapsible reflectors
- Spill-proof levelator
- Self-contained focusing leg
- Reaches temperatures 360 to 400oF.
- Weighs 21 pounds, opens and folds up in seconds and comes with a carrying handle.
At Global Sun Oven
Read More in: Solar Cooking
January 21, 2010
SousVide Supreme Water Oven – Cooking Perfection
This SousVide Supreme Water Oven combines a thermostatically controlled, touchpad enabled, super slow cooker function with vacuum packed foodstuffs and water to deliver perfectly cooked fish, vegetables, and other sealed items of your choice.
The product of decades of refinement by top chefs, the SousVide Supreme Water Oven cooks sealed food at precise preset temperatures for consistent cooking, and wonderful flavors. Vacuum-sealed food loses virtually none of its flavor or nutrients during cooking, and the pressure encourages flash marinating, naturally enhancing the delicious tastes and aromas of the food with little added seasoning.
We've never used a SousVide Oven ourselves at home, but we have cooked in this style using our slow cooker and some vacuum sealed bags. Given how nerve racking that was, we pretty sure if we'd like a no fuss solution.
Via The Red Ferret Journal at SousVide Supreme Water Oven
Read More in: Small Appliances
January 20, 2010
Morphy Richards Intellisteam - Steamer Makes a Complete Meal
The Morphy Richards Intellisteam features a backlit blue LCD allowing you to control three separate steaming pods, each with their own steam controls. The Morphy Richards Intellisteam comes loaded with a ton of presets that make steaming various different foods simple. It also features a visible water gauge, auto-off when water runs out and up to 40 minutes of food warming.
What's amazing about the different compartments is that they allow you to make a meal for up to 4 people. We can imagine doing exactly above - some potatoes, rice, and a nice piece of salmon in the Intellisteam.
Via Gizmodo at Morphy Richards
Read More in: Small Appliances
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